MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Longtime Minnesota congressman Jim Ramstad, a moderate Republican whose battle with alcoholism led him to become a champion of mental health and recovery issues, has died. He was 73.
His former chief of staff, Dean Peterson, said Ramstad died at his home in Wayzata late Thursday of Parkinson's disease.
“He leaves a legacy of love, service, dignity and respect, especially for the most vulnerable in our society,†Peterson said in a letter to supporters, first reported by Minnesota Public Radio.
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